When I started waitressing back in January, one of my coworkers said she knew the PERFECT guy for me. His name was Chase. He lived in Bristol, was really into missions, had just gotten back from Africa, and wanted to be a teacher. Fast forward a month later and the house donated for Starscape and SafeWorld girls was getting a new roommate- Audrey. She had been in Tanzania the past five months and needed a place to stay for a teaching job she had just gotten in town. As a crazy extrovert in a house of nothing but I-just-need-some-alone-timers, I was anticipating Audrey's arrival like I would Gamecock football.
Her first night we (I) bombarded her with questions. The first and most important question was whether or not her fiance lived in town. He did. I was heartbroken. I knew she would not be around. We then asked what the details were with her engagement. They had gone to King College in Bristol together. Her fiancee wanted to teach too, in Africa one day, or something like that. He'd been here in Bristol until the end of her trip, when he flew over to meet her. "Chase had almost proposed to me there, but....," she continued.
"So... 'CHASE' just got back from AFRICA too?" I asked.
"Oh no," I thought.
This girl is so happy right now, but her fiance is going to come over here and fall madly in love with me.
I hope she hasn't booked a venue for the wedding yet.
I feel bad, but it's not MY fault we're soul mates.
And she would have made such a pretty bride...
I decide it's best that she find out right then. It could be really heartbreaking for her to realize it all upon watching our first meeting, just like it was for Chandler when Phoebe introduced Monica to her soul mate.
Thankfully, after much duress on my part, we figure out that her fiance is not the same Chase that God made for me. I was thankful BEYOND BELIEF when I found out her Chase was a clemson fan. If only that bit of information had been shared in the beginning, Audrey! Obviously God would not make me a man who rooted for that excuse of a university. He loves me too much.
ANYWAYS Chase and Audrey got married this weekend. I painted them a present. Yay!
